"pose" | Definition and Related Words

pose

Noun

Affected manners intended to impress others (synset 104795239)
"don't put on airs with me"

is a type of: affectedness - the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)

same as: airs
A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes (synset 105088507)
is a type of: attitude, position, posture - the arrangement of the body and its limbs
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (synset 100757016)
is a type of: feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation - the act of giving a false appearance
subtypes:
- attitude - a theatrical pose created for effect
- radical chic - an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them
same as: affectation, affectedness, mannerism

Verb

Introduce (synset 202728538)
"This poses an interesting question"

is a type of: be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent - form or compose

same as: present
Assume a posture as for artistic purposes (synset 202147248)
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things

is a type of: display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent

subtypes: ramp - be rampant

same as: model, posture, sit
Pretend to be someone you are not;
Sometimes with fraudulent intentions (synset 200838967)
"She posed as the Czar's daughter"

is a type of: betray, deceive, lead astray - cause someone to believe an untruth

subtypes: masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not

same as: impersonate, personate
Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others (synset 202524849)
"Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

is a type of: acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport - behave in a certain manner

subtypes: attitudinise, attitudinize - assume certain affected attitudes

same as: posture
Put into a certain place or abstract location (synset 201496967)
"Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
subtypes:
- enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in - place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
- docket - place on the docket for legal action
- cock - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
- postpose - place after another constituent in the sentence
- prepose - place before another constituent in the sentence
- step - place (a ship's mast) in its step
- put back, replace - put something back where it belongs
- stratify - form, arrange, or deposit in layers
- plant - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
- intersperse - place at intervals in or among
- nestle, snuggle - position comfortably
- pile - place or lay as if in a pile
- arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
- lay over, superimpose, superpose - place on top of
- superpose - place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
- park - place temporarily
- ensconce, settle - fix firmly
- dispose - place or put in a particular order
- emplace - put into place or position
- emplace - provide a new emplacement for guns
- ship - place on board a ship
- underlay - put (something) under or beneath
- trench - set, plant, or bury in a trench
- pigeonhole - place into a small compartment
- shelve - place on a shelf
- jar - place in a cylindrical vessel
- repose - to put something (eg trust) in something
- sign - place signs, as along a road
- middle - put in the middle
- parallelize - place parallel to one another
- butt - place end to end without overlapping
- recess - put into a recess
- reposition - place into another position
- throw, thrust - place or put with great energy
- tee, tee up - place on a tee
- rack up - place in a rack
- coffin - place into a coffin
- bed - put to bed
- appose - place side by side or in close proximity
- place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- seed, sow - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
- misplace - place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
- juxtapose - place side by side
- set down - put or settle into a position
- bottle - put into bottles
- bucket - put into a bucket
- barrel - put in barrels
- ground - place or put on the ground
- pillow, rest - rest on or as if on a pillow
- upend - set, turn, or stand on end
- seat, sit, sit down - show to a seat; assign a seat for
- seat - place in or on a seat
- lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position
- place upright, stand, stand up - put into an upright position
- recline - cause to recline
- plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- instal, install, put in, set up - set up for use
- deposit, fix, posit, situate - put (something somewhere) firmly
- ladle - put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- poise - cause to be balanced or suspended
- lean - cause to lean or incline
- clap - put quickly or forcibly
- rest - put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- perch - cause to perch or sit
- load - put (something) on a structure or conveyance
- cram - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- set - put into a position that will restore a normal state
- siphon - move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
- seat - place or attach firmly in or on a base
- position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
- glycerolise, glycerolize - place in glycerol
- space - place at intervals
- marshal - place in proper rank
- settle, settle down - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- throw - to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- imbricate - place so as to overlap
same as: lay, place, position, put, set
Be a mystery or bewildering to (synset 200624056)
"This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

is a type of: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
subtypes:
- mix up, stump - cause to be perplexed or confounded
- riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle
- elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
same as: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex

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